Definition of Hydroid

1. Noun. Colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant.

Exact synonyms: Hydrozoan
Generic synonyms: Cnidarian, Coelenterate
Specialized synonyms: Planula, Hydra, Siphonophore, Sertularian
Group relationships: Class Hydrozoa, Hydrozoa

Definition of Hydroid

1. a. Related to, or resembling, the hydra; of or pertaining to the Hydroidea.

Definition of Hydroid

1. Noun. Any of many colonial coelenterates that exist mainly as a polyp; a hydrozoan ¹

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to such creatures ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hydroid

1. a polyp [n -S] - See also: polyp

Medical Definition of Hydroid

1. Related to, or resembling, the hydra; of or pertaining to the Hydroidea. One of the Hydroideas. Origin: Hydra. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydroid

hydrogurets
hydrohalic
hydrohalic acid
hydrohalide
hydrohalides
hydrohalite
hydrohalogenation
hydrohalogenations
hydrohemicryptophyte
hydrohemicryptophytes
hydrohetaerolite
hydrohonessite
hydrohydrodesulphurisation
hydrohydrodesulphurization
hydrohydroxic acid
hydroid (current term)
hydroidea
hydroids
hydroiodic
hydroiodic acid
hydroiodic acids
hydroiodide
hydroisomerization
hydroisomerizations
hydroisomerize
hydroisomerized
hydroisomerizes
hydroisomerizing
hydrokinesis
hydrokinetic

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